# A Quick Stupid Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 13, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662 "2010-06-13T17:17:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mazdaspeed6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mazdaspeed6/32/6297_2.png) [@Mazdaspeed6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mazdaspeed6)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/1 "2010-06-13T17:17:46Z")
OK, this might be a stupid question but i was wondering: Why does popping the clutch in a car/truck when the key is turned to the on position after its rolling cause it to start? ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/2 "2010-06-13T17:25:51Z")
cause its spinnin the motor over when all the elec is on , all your doin is bypassin the starter ---
**Author:** ![SDP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SDP](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SDP)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/3 "2010-06-13T17:26:21Z")
because it turns the engine, just like the starter motor does normally. ---
**Author:** ![b-ri](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/b-ri/32/6376_2.png) [@b-ri](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b-ri)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/4 "2010-06-13T17:35:24Z")
acts as a starter. the car is moving but the motor is not when you engage the clutch it connect the motor and starts the motor. comprenda? ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/5 "2010-06-13T17:36:55Z")
thanks for the question, no question is a stupid question! ---
**Author:** ![b-ri](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/b-ri/32/6376_2.png) [@b-ri](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b-ri)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/6 "2010-06-13T17:46:15Z")
now you know ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/7 "2010-06-13T18:00:06Z")
I always wondered this too. ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/8 "2010-06-13T18:02:28Z")
> [@Hotties will be an endangered species by 2015](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hotties-will-be-an-endangered-species-by-2015/32613/5): > > I always wondered this too. Spit out my Arnold Palmer :rofl :rofl :rofl You can just popstart the MR2 anytime you like :eek2 ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/9 "2010-06-13T18:08:27Z")
If the tranny is in reverse, will it start the engine backwards?! ---
**Author:** ![big\_red](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/big_red/32/6328_2.png) [@big\_red](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/big_red)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/10 "2010-06-13T18:13:53Z")
> [@Texting while driving](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/texting-while-driving/32603/30): > > If the tranny is in reverse, will it start the engine backwards?! hmmmmm I would think so? ---
**Author:** ![b-ri](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/b-ri/32/6376_2.png) [@b-ri](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b-ri)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/11 "2010-06-13T18:16:57Z")
if i upgrade my flux capciter can i go back in time at 85 mph? ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/12 "2010-06-13T18:17:02Z")
> [@FS:90-91 Crx Si rims w/ tires and center caps](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-90-91-crx-si-rims-w-tires-and-center-caps/31849/28): > > hmmmmm I would think so? I do believe. Actually, that’s how Ski-Doo reverse works-you hit the button, it shuts down the motor and starts it backwards (srs). ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/13 "2010-06-13T18:23:05Z")
> [@What's your preference?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-your-preference/32615/21): > > if i upgrade my flux capciter can i go back in time at 85 mph? if we hopped in my 88 mr2 and went 88 i think it would ---
**Author:** ![crazybrew609](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/crazybrew609/32/6319_2.png) [@crazybrew609](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crazybrew609)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/14 "2010-06-13T18:30:11Z")
when you turn the key to “start” the car the starter motor turns over the motor itself which has a toothed gear on it, which spins with the crank and tells the car " motor is spinning, start sending fuel and igniting the spark plugs" once that happens the spark plugs light the fuel and your car starts to run. when you take your hand off the key, the key kick backs and sits in acc. cool trick, if you have never done it. drive on the highway, push and hold in clutch, turn off the key and pull it on with your foot still on the clutch. freak out your passenger then put the key back in the ignition and turn it to the position where it normally sits while your driving. DO NOT TURN OVER THE MOTOR! the engine will turn back on as normal and you can let off the clutch and continue driving. ---
**Author:** ![jdaniels](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdaniels/32/6399_2.png) [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/15 "2010-06-14T07:44:09Z")
> [@pepsi center update](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pepsi-center-update/32598/42): > > cool trick, if you have never done it. drive on the highway, push and hold in clutch, turn off the key and pull it on with your foot still on the clutch. freak out your passenger then put the key back in the ignition and turn it to the position where it normally sits while your driving. DO NOT TURN OVER THE MOTOR! the engine will turn back on as normal and you can let off the clutch and continue driving. No, don’t do that… steering lock FTL, and what happens if you drop the key on the floor? I say this, because some waterhead back in high school did something similar. He had a shitty little amp running off his accessory wire. Short story, the amp would go into “protection” because he was usually beating the shit out of it, so he would turn the key back to shut accessory off. Well, one day he did just such and ran off the fuckin’ road due to the steering lock and lack of power brakes. K bye. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/16 "2010-06-14T07:46:59Z")
> [@Texting while driving](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/texting-while-driving/32603/30): > > If the tranny is in reverse, will it start the engine backwards?! No it won’t, because when your car is moving in reverse, the engine is still spinning in proper direction. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/17 "2010-06-14T08:39:26Z")
^ yeah but what if your rolling forward and pop start it in reverse? :rofl ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/18 "2010-06-14T08:56:45Z")
> [@WTH: Mod to ban articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wth-mod-to-ban-articzap/32633/15): > > ^ yeah but what if your rolling forward and pop start it in reverse? :rofl :ponder ---
**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/19 "2010-06-14T09:01:43Z")
what if you’re below the equator since water drains the opposite way do engines run the opposite way? ---
**Author:** ![psi2high](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psi2high/32/6320_2.png) [@psi2high](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psi2high)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662/20 "2010-06-14T09:06:47Z")
What ever you do I would not suggest launching a car from rev limiter in reverse [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-quick-stupid-question/252662.md?page=2)